The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 is“not over,”in fact,the“dynamic clearing”policy for SARS-CoV-2 control and prevention in China has been firmly enforced.This study aimed to analyze the clinical symptoms a...The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 is“not over,”in fact,the“dynamic clearing”policy for SARS-CoV-2 control and prevention in China has been firmly enforced.This study aimed to analyze the clinical symptoms and dynamic viral RNA changes in 2021 at Guangzhou Eighth People’s Hospital.This study showed that 31.4%of the patients(695/2212)tested negative for viral RNA from admission to the final release from quarantine.Of all negative cases,86.5%(601/695)remained in the hospital for no more than 5 days and were asymptomatic or mild.Among the remaining 402 patients who stayed for no more than 5 days,76.4%(307/402)were viral RNA retest positive during the isolation stage.However,96.4%of the peak viral RNA(296/307)was over Ct=33 cycles during the isolation stage.展开更多
基金Emergency Key Program of Guangzhou Laboratory(EKPG21-29 and EKPG21-31)Zhongnanshan Medical Foundation of Guangdong Province(ZNSA-2021004)+1 种基金Emergency Grants for SARS-CoV-2 Prevention and Control of Guangdong Province(Nos.2022A1111090002 and 2021A1111110001)Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project(No.202201020338).
文摘The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 is“not over,”in fact,the“dynamic clearing”policy for SARS-CoV-2 control and prevention in China has been firmly enforced.This study aimed to analyze the clinical symptoms and dynamic viral RNA changes in 2021 at Guangzhou Eighth People’s Hospital.This study showed that 31.4%of the patients(695/2212)tested negative for viral RNA from admission to the final release from quarantine.Of all negative cases,86.5%(601/695)remained in the hospital for no more than 5 days and were asymptomatic or mild.Among the remaining 402 patients who stayed for no more than 5 days,76.4%(307/402)were viral RNA retest positive during the isolation stage.However,96.4%of the peak viral RNA(296/307)was over Ct=33 cycles during the isolation stage.